Theory of Implicature_pragmatics and semantic.pptx

Linguistics Notes

1. Theory of Implicature

2. Paul Grice coined the term 'implicature' and the two sub-categories of it: conventional implicature and conversational implicature. Speakers convey their conventional implicatures by means of linguistic conventions. Consider the example of a speaker saying, " He is an Englishman; he is, therefore, brave ." According to Grice, the speaker has only literally said that he [the person referred to] is an Englishman and that he is brave. The speaker has conventionally implicated that his bravery is a consequence of his Englishness by means of the conventional meaning of 'therefore

3. a. She gave him the key and he opened the door. Implicature : She gave him the key  and then  he opened the door. b. The water is warm. Implicature : The water is not hot. c. Some of the boys went to the rugby match. Implicature : Not all of the boys went to the rugby match. d. John has most of the documents. Implicature : John does not have all of the documents .